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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. will begin imposing 2022 peak-season surcharges on Labor Day and will apply certain ones based on weekly calculations that begin around mid-October and run until early December. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Warehouses are turning to EV charging.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. economy in 2022 have been ratcheted down to just over 2 percent. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were generally positive. Federal Bank of New York.

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights select June and Q2-2022 global manufacturing and supply chain indices, with the data indicating increased headwinds and challenges in the months to come. The average global PMI value for Q2-2022 was 52.3, United States. The March 2022 reading index was 57.1 down from 53.0

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The September 2022 J.P. The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. United States. Of particular concern, the New Orders sub-index declined more than 4 points, reaching a contraction value in September while the Inventories sub-index was 2.6

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Names included in this edition include: RightHand Robotics.

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The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – Semiconductor Fabrication!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The concept of only bringing in inventory on demand is very compelling when inventories are considered costly, wasteful and cash drains. Deloitte states that the automotive industry lost sales of $210 billion in 2021 alone due to chip shortages. Originally published on August 9, 2022. As a result countries like the U.S.,